Rockwell and his team went to Idaho State University to compete in the Simplot Games. They could choose one running event and one relay. He chose to run the 1600m and the 4x400 relay. He ran the 1600 in 5:01.77, and his relay team (Rock, Wyatt, Ben, and Bridger) finished in 3:43!!! Rockwell ran his lap in 55 seconds. They took 1st in their heat and were really happy with their run!!
They were in Idaho from Thursday to Saturday and rented vrbo houses for each team (girls and boys). Rockwell loved all that time with his friends, but still needed a moment away from some of the boys on Friday. He and Ryan decided that instead of eating their pizza with everyone at Little Caesar's, they went to Walmart and pulled down a table and chairs to have their meal. They almost made it through their whole pizza before they were asked to leave. :)
It was fun to hear about all their experiences and shenanigans when he got home.
It was hard for him to wake up Sunday morning, but he got a real long nap Sunday afternoon. It sounds like they didn't sleep much on their trip. :)
They had their Blue Green & White Meet this week. The Timpanogos team was split into 3 groups and competed against each other. It's just for fun and to get the feel of an outdoor meet before the season officially starts. They could run whatever they wanted, so Rockwell ran the 1600m and finished in 4:57.73!! He really wanted to break 5 minutes, so he was very happy about that!
He also ran the 400m (54.47 seconds, a new PR!!) and the 800m (2:18.46, also a PR). He ended up running the 4x400 relay as well. Their team decided last minute to have four of them run it just to get some more points. He was on the Blue team and they won the meet, so he was pretty happy to have those bragging rights. :)
Pulling out a table and eating in Walmart, that is hilarious! Rockwell is a stud. I love hearing about all the great things he is doing.
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